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Stacey Porter

Porter in March 2012 during a photoshoot
Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1982-03-29) 29 March 1982 (age 43) Tamworth, New South Wales
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in) (2004)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Softball
Event(s)	Women's team
College team	University of Hawaii at Manoa
Club	Hills Softball Club
Team	SGH Galaxy Stars (2008–present)
Medal record Softball Representing  Australia Olympics Silver 2004 Athens National team Bronze 2008 Beijing National team Canada Cup Silver 2008 Cup National team

Porter and Kaia Parnaby with the Galaxy Stars in 2023

Stacey Porter is a famous Australian professional softball player. She was born on March 29, 1982. Stacey plays as a first or third baseman. She has represented her home state, New South Wales, in many national competitions. She won several championships with both junior and senior teams.

Stacey also played university softball in the United States. She played for the University of Hawaii from 2001 to 2003. There, she set many records and was named to the All-American team. She also plays professional softball in Japan.

Stacey has represented Australia at both junior and senior levels. She is currently the captain of the Australian national team. She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal. She also won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Stacey has also played in many world softball championships.

About Stacey Porter

Stacey Porter is an Indigenous Australian athlete. She was born in Tamworth, New South Wales. She is 183 centimeters (about 6 feet) tall. When she was younger, she went to Peel High School. She also played club field hockey.

Later, she attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She was a student there from 2001 to 2003. Growing up, Stacey dreamed of becoming a travel agent.

Stacey has lived in different places. From 2001 to 2003, she lived in Hawaii, USA, for university. In 2006, she lived in Stanhope Gardens, New South Wales. By 2008, she was living in Glenwood, New South Wales. She moved to the Sydney area from Tamworth. This move helped her get access to better training facilities.

Stacey's Softball Career

Stacey Porter plays first base and third base. Many people in the softball world consider her one of the best batters. In 2008, she had a scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport team.

In 2012, Stacey helped coach the Western Desert softball team. This was an exhibition match in Perth, Western Australia. The team was part of a program to help Indigenous people get involved in sports. She currently plays Australian club softball for the Brisbane Panthers Softball Club. In 2008, she started playing professionally in the Japanese Softball League.

Stacey made history as the first Indigenous Australian to play softball at the Olympics. This happened when she competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2012, a program was announced to help more Aboriginal people join the sport. Stacey was part of this important initiative.

Playing for University

Stacey joined the University of Hawaii team in 2001. She played third base and started in 49 games. In her first year, she hit six home runs. This broke the university's record for freshmen home runs. She was also second on the team for runs batted in.

In 2002, Stacey played first base and started all 60 games. She hit 15 home runs that season. She also had a great batting average of .347 against conference opponents. In one game, she got a personal best of four hits.

Stacey returned for her final university season in 2003. She started every game. She was named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America first team. She broke her own school record by hitting 17 home runs in one season. Her batting average was an amazing .479. She was also named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year. Stacey decided to skip her final year of university. She wanted to spend more time playing for the Australian national team.

Playing for Her State

Stacey Porter represents New South Wales in national competitions. In 1997, she played for the Under 16 state team. Her team finished first in the national championships. She also played for the U16 team in 1998 and 1999. In all three years, she was named the "Batter of the Series."

Later, she moved up to the Under 19 team. At one tournament, she was named the "Most Valuable Player." She had a batting average of .607, with five doubles, five home runs, and 17 runs scored.

Playing for Australia

Stacey first joined the senior Australian national team in 2002. She was just 20 years old. In January 2004, she received a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport. This team was where Olympic players would be chosen from.

Stacey represented Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She won a silver medal there. In the gold medal game, she hit a double. This allowed another player to score a run. This was the only time an opposing player scored off an American pitcher in those Games. She also played in the 2008 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal.

Stacey has also won a gold medal at the World Championships. In 2008, she won a silver medal at the Canada Cup. She played for Australia at the 2009 World Cup of Softball. Australia won a silver medal in that competition. She captained the Australian team at the 2010 World Championships in Venezuela.

In 2011, she was part of the Australian team at the World Cup of Softball. She also competed in a test series against Japan in Canberra in March 2012.

Stacey was chosen for the Australian women's national softball team for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The team won one game out of five. They beat Italy 1-0 in their second match. Australia finished fifth overall in the tournament.

Awards and Recognition

Stacey Porter has received many awards for her softball skills.

• In 2005, she was named the Australian Softballer of the Year.
• She was also recognized as Blacktown City's 2005 Sportsperson of the Year.
• She won a Deadly Awards in 2005 for female sportswoman of the year.
• In 2008, she was the NAIDOC Sportsperson of the Year.
• On December 16, 2023, Stacey became a life member of the Tamworth Softball Association. This is her home association.

Images for kids

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  Porter in March 2012 during a photoshoot

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  Porter and Kaia Parnaby with the Galaxy Stars in 2023